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QUESTION: What does POSTNET stand for?
ANSWER: POSTNET
stands for Postal Numeric Encoding Technique.
POSTNET is the type of bar code that's used to encode ZIP code
information on mail within the United States. POSTNET bar codes
are used by the United States Postal Service (USPS) to assist in directing mail — the
USPS automated-processing equipment reads the POSTNET bar code on a letter,
postcard, mailer, etc. and automatically sends the mail to the proper
location in the mail-processing facility.
A POSTNET bar code
The U.S. Postal Service has developed a new bar-code format called the
Intelligent Mail Bar Code
that functions as a replacement for both the POSTNET and
PLANET bar codes.
A U.S. Postal Service mandate stipulates that mailers are to stop using
the POSTNET and PLANET bar codes in May 2011 and start using
Intelligent Mail bar codes instead.
See also PLANET bar code
See also Intelligent Mail bar code
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